NSF Postdoc Fellowship

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Description Dr. Cassidy Puckett: NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship: Job Description: The Emory University Sociology Department invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in digital health inequities. The fellow will work with Dr. Cassidy Puckett (PI) on an NSF-funded study on how organizations shape racial and socioeconomic inequities in access to and use of medical devices to manage diabetes. The project is located in both California and Georgia; the postdoctoral fellow will be based in northern California. New medical technologies have the potential to support longer and healthier lives. Yet, at the same time, racial and socioeconomic inequities in their use paradoxically exacerbates existing health disparities. While some studies suggest these disparities can be explained by group differences in technological skill, little research examines the role of organizations and organizational systems in creating barriers to the benefits of medical innovation. Therefore, this study examines how different organizations (e.g., medical clinics, tech companies, schools) individually and collectively contribute to systems of health inequity in the digital age. Findings from the study will i...